ext_237864 ([identity profile] kisaoda.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] ramblin_rosie 2006-09-12 06:53 pm (UTC)

Yeah, it is. I went to Wiki for this and found the entry (note the bolded):

Crist is the title given to a group of Anglo-Saxon religious poems by the medieval poet Cynewulf, divided in Crist I, II, III (or A, B, C). A total of 1664 lines is preserved.

Together with Beowulf it is one of the primary examples of Anglo-Saxon literature.

Lines 104 addresses earendel, the morning star, possibly as a metaphor for John the Baptist. These lines was one of the inspirations for J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and his character EƤrendil.


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